Karl Koster

Karl Koster was a Danish surgeon who was deeply involved with the Rescue of the Danish Jews in October 1943.

Biography
Karl Koster was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and he became a surgeon and a hospital director. He had two children, including Henrik Koster, a Danish Resistance fighter. During World War II, Koster took care of all patients, and he decided to assist the Danish Jews when he discovered German plans to deport them to the Theresienstadt concentration camp in October 1943. Koster hid several Jews in his hospital and in his attic, and he was involved with coordinating plans to evacuate them to Sweden. Koster later found out about his son's involvement in the resistance, and he was proud of him, working with him to save the Jews. His own wife Doris turned herself in to the Germans for questioning to allow for Koster, Henrik, and their daughter Else to evacuate the last Jews, and they succeeded in rescuing thousands of Danish Jews. In 1945, the family reunited after the German surrender, with Doris returning to the family. Koster became a well-known hero for his bravery and his commitment to saving the Jews.